Del Rio area notices mix crime, events and church alerts
A 7-year-old girl abducted and rape case prompts Del Rio Police to pursue 4 detectives and 1 evidence officer. Suspect Alonzo Flores, 19, faces threats after arrest. Blood drive at Val Verde Memorial Hospital collects 111 units, surpassing last year's 65 pints. LULAC Council 4338 meets at St Joseph School at 7 PM. Grace Community Church hosts fourth annual Christmas bazaar at 306 Margaret Lane 10 AM to 5 PM. Del Rio International Bridge Board meets to discuss tolls and decorations. Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies planned at Del Rio Civic Center. Greater Mount Olive Church seeks help to stop vandalism at 920 N Main St. police contact 774-2711.
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Val Verde Memorial Hospital
del Rio
Alonzo Flores
Southwest Texas
Dava Cloudt
Grace Community Church
Margaret Lane
Greater Mount Olive
N. Main St
Police Department
E.M. Scurloch
Bustamante Target of FBI Investigation
U S Rep Albert Bustamante and Eddie Garcia figure as targets in an FBI probe, per the San Antonio Light. The case centers on Garcias bingo contracts with Kickapoo Indians and possible ties to Bustamante through their friendship. Investigators probe inducements and profits while seeking federal grand jury clarity.
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Garcia
Eagle Pass
United States- Mexico
William Collier
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Anadarko
Okla
Bureau of Indian Affairs
FBI
the Light
Bustamante
San Antonio
Bureau
Immigrant man jailed in real estate loan fraud scheme
Pakistani immigrant Rajan Chuganey, 37, was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding the U.S. government of over $100,000 in a series of equity skimming schemes using VA and HUD loans in Del Rio. He pleaded guilty to equity skimming and misuse of a Social Security number and was ordered to pay $128,000 in restitution.
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U.S
HUD
Rajan Chuganey
Veterans Administration and Department of Toyls
Chuganey
Collis White
Victor Roberto Garcia
Garza
White
Jeffery Scott
Scott
KDLK Dedicates Morning Show to Laughlin Troops
KDLK 3 FM dedicates Friday 6 to 9 a.m. morales show to Laughlin troops and opens phone lines for personal messages to those deployed in Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. Sergio Diaz hosts a taped program with messages prerecorded by Laughlin personnel and Del Rio affiliates, then master copies sent to each Buffered Laughlin service member.
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Laughlin
del Rio
Saudi Arabia
KDLK
Morales
Sergio Diaz
Chuck Dent
Gulf Region
Bill Grosvenor
Mr. Dent
Publc Affairs
KUDLK
Jim Murdock
del Rio Military Affairs Committee
Ninja Turtles Dominate Holiday Toy Sales Amid Competition
Stores report Ninja Turtles top the Christmas toy list but face strong competition from Bart Simpson Nintendo cartridges Barbie Corvettes and GoGo Pup Barbie and Baby Alive. Wal Mart Kay Bee Toy Store and Kmart managers cite high demand for Ninja Turtles Nintendo games Holiday Barbie and Scategories with limited stock and overseas sourcing creating tight allocations.
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Bart Simpson
Zaragoza Ramos
Wal Mart
Rosie Lopez
Kay Bee Toy Store
Plaza del Sol
Nintendo
Lopez
Mike Alma
Kmart
Alma
Ramos
Bart Simp
Hottest toys include Teenage Mutant Ninja Tatties and Bart Simpson
The season shows TMNT characters leading toy sales with Disney figures Barbie Batman and Nintendo cartridges also strong. Ramos notes Bart Simpson supply is already low while Lopez confirms continued healthy sales across the market.
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Bart Supson
Barbie
Batman
Nintendo
Acuna man convicted in drug case faces prison term
Refugio Franco Almanza, 38, of Ciudad Acuna, was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and assault charges tied to an undercover Eagle Pass sting. He fled a pickup crash during arrest, near Mr. B's Truckstop, as other Del Rio associates also faced related counts and pleas.
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Refugio Franco Almanza
Ciudad Acuna
Eagle Pass
Franco-Almanza
del Rio
Santos de la Cruz-Ramos
Juan Antonio Ortiz
Miguel Padilla Palacios
Mr. B
Ortiz and
Padilhe Prolacios
Dria
Padilla Palacios
Ortiz
de da Cruz Ramos
Hediera
Val Verde County Close-up Floyd Brockwell at Pecos River Store
In west Val Verde County Floyd Brockwell, 52, runs the Pecos River Store off Highway 90 near the Pecos River access area. He reflects on hard times, isolation, and his preference for self-reliance while keeping the store and gas station open.
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Val Verde County
Floyd Brockwell
del Rio
Pecos River
Highway 90
Floyd
Newsweek
Gibbs Street
Pecos
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Bridge Board
del Rio International Bridge
San Felipe del Rio
Abby
Acuna
Athusband
Dulot Ting
Wee Sentuie
Cori Paesdry
Gabriel Alfredo Delia
Paine Delpade
Houston
Lonely
Ty Austin
Floyd Msey
Synderson
Walling
Beast
Wardle
Floyd Brax
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